diff --git a/bval-jsr/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/el/ELFacade.java b/bval-jsr/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/el/ELFacade.java
index 6e53509eac..0fa45e361d 100644
--- a/bval-jsr/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/el/ELFacade.java
+++ b/bval-jsr/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/el/ELFacade.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ private static ELResolver initResolver() {
         resolver.add(new ListELResolver());
         resolver.add(new ArrayELResolver());
         resolver.add(new ResourceBundleELResolver());
+        resolver.add(new FallThroughRecordELResolver());
         resolver.add(new BeanELResolver());
         return resolver;
     }
diff --git a/bval-jsr/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/el/FallThroughRecordELResolver.java b/bval-jsr/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/el/FallThroughRecordELResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24d32d161b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bval-jsr/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/el/FallThroughRecordELResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this
+ * work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The ASF
+ * licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.bval.el;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.RecordComponent;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import jakarta.el.ELContext;
+import jakarta.el.RecordELResolver;
+
+/**
+ * {@link RecordELResolver} that resolves properties named after a component of the {@link Record} and falls through
+ * to the next resolver for everything else.
+ * <p>
+ * The plain {@link RecordELResolver} claims every property of a record and invokes any public no-arg method of that
+ * name. This resolver leaves other properties unresolved, so JavaBean getters declared on a record are still handled
+ * by a subsequent {@link jakarta.el.BeanELResolver}, and arbitrary methods are not invoked through property syntax.
+ */
+class FallThroughRecordELResolver extends RecordELResolver {
+    /**
+     * Component names per record class. {@link Class#getRecordComponents()} is not cached by the JDK and builds new
+     * {@link RecordComponent} instances on every call. {@link ClassValue} keeps the entry tied to the class lifecycle,
+     * so the cache does not pin application classloaders.
+     */
+    private static final ClassValue<Set<String>> COMPONENT_NAMES = new ClassValue<>() {
+        @Override
+        protected Set<String> computeValue(final Class<?> type) {
+            return Stream.of(type.getRecordComponents()).map(RecordComponent::getName)
+                .collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getValue(final ELContext context, final Object base, final Object property) {
+        final String component = componentName(context, base, property);
+        return component == null ? null : super.getValue(context, base, component);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<?> getType(final ELContext context, final Object base, final Object property) {
+        final String component = componentName(context, base, property);
+        return component == null ? null : super.getType(context, base, component);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isReadOnly(final ELContext context, final Object base, final Object property) {
+        final String component = componentName(context, base, property);
+        return component != null && super.isReadOnly(context, base, component);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setValue(final ELContext context, final Object base, final Object property, final Object value) {
+        final String component = componentName(context, base, property);
+        if (component != null) {
+            super.setValue(context, base, component, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {@code property} as a String if {@code base} is a {@link Record} with a component of that name,
+     *         otherwise {@code null}
+     */
+    private static String componentName(final ELContext context, final Object base, final Object property) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(context);
+        if (base instanceof Record && property != null) {
+            final String name = property.toString();
+            if (COMPONENT_NAMES.get(base.getClass()).contains(name)) {
+                return name;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bval-jsr/src/test/java/org/apache/bval/el/FallThroughRecordELResolverTest.java b/bval-jsr/src/test/java/org/apache/bval/el/FallThroughRecordELResolverTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5629ead28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bval-jsr/src/test/java/org/apache/bval/el/FallThroughRecordELResolverTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this
+ * work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The ASF
+ * licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.bval.el;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import jakarta.el.ELContext;
+import jakarta.el.ExpressionFactory;
+import jakarta.el.PropertyNotWritableException;
+import jakarta.el.StandardELContext;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class FallThroughRecordELResolverTest {
+
+    public record Item(String name, AtomicInteger invocations, String optional) {
+        public Item(String name) {
+            this(name, new AtomicInteger(), null);
+        }
+
+        public String getDisplayName() {
+            return "Display " + name;
+        }
+
+        public boolean isActive() {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public String getOptional() {
+            return "getter must not shadow a null component";
+        }
+
+        public String sideEffect() {
+            invocations.incrementAndGet();
+            return "invoked";
+        }
+    }
+
+    public interface Data {
+        boolean isGood();
+    }
+
+    public record DataImpl(int status) implements Data {
+        @Override
+        public boolean isGood() {
+            return status == 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private final FallThroughRecordELResolver resolver = new FallThroughRecordELResolver();
+
+    private static ELContext newContext() {
+        return new StandardELContext(ExpressionFactory.newInstance());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void resolvesComponentsReadOnly() {
+        final Item item = new Item("widget");
+
+        ELContext context = newContext();
+        assertEquals("widget", resolver.getValue(context, item, "name"));
+        assertTrue(context.isPropertyResolved());
+
+        context = newContext();
+        assertNull(resolver.getType(context, item, "name"));
+        assertTrue(context.isPropertyResolved());
+
+        context = newContext();
+        assertTrue(resolver.isReadOnly(context, item, "name"));
+        assertTrue(context.isPropertyResolved());
+
+        final ELContext writeContext = newContext();
+        assertThrows(PropertyNotWritableException.class, () -> resolver.setValue(writeContext, item, "name", "x"));
+        assertTrue(writeContext.isPropertyResolved());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void resolvesNullComponent() {
+        final ELContext context = newContext();
+        assertNull(resolver.getValue(context, new Item("widget"), "optional"));
+        assertTrue(context.isPropertyResolved());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void leavesNonComponentsUnresolved() {
+        final Item item = new Item("widget");
+        for (final Object[] baseAndProperty : new Object[][] { { item, "displayName" }, { item, "sideEffect" },
+            { item, "hashCode" }, { item, "missing" }, { item, null }, { null, "name" }, { "widget", "bytes" } }) {
+            final Object base = baseAndProperty[0];
+            final Object property = baseAndProperty[1];
+
+            final ELContext context = newContext();
+            assertNull(resolver.getValue(context, base, property));
+            assertNull(resolver.getType(context, base, property));
+            assertFalse(resolver.isReadOnly(context, base, property));
+            resolver.setValue(context, base, property, "x");
+            assertFalse(base + "." + property + " must stay unresolved", context.isPropertyResolved());
+        }
+        assertEquals(0, item.invocations().get());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Interface property implemented by a record, see https://github.com/jakartaee/expression-language/issues/489.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void interpolatesInterfacePropertyOfRecord() {
+        final ELFacade el = new ELFacade();
+
+        assertEquals("true", el.interpolate("${validatedValue.good}", Collections.emptyMap(), new DataImpl(1)));
+        assertEquals("1", el.interpolate("${validatedValue.status}", Collections.emptyMap(), new DataImpl(1)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void rejectsNullContext() {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> resolver.getValue(null, null, null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> resolver.getType(null, null, null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> resolver.isReadOnly(null, null, null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> resolver.setValue(null, null, null, null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void interpolatesRecordProperties() {
+        final ELFacade el = new ELFacade();
+        final Item item = new Item("widget");
+
+        assertEquals("widget", el.interpolate("${validatedValue.name}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("widget", el.interpolate("${validatedValue['name']}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("widget", el.interpolate("${validatedValue.name()}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("", el.interpolate("${validatedValue.optional}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("Display widget", el.interpolate("${validatedValue.displayName}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("true", el.interpolate("${validatedValue.active}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("${validatedValue.sideEffect}",
+            el.interpolate("${validatedValue.sideEffect}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("${validatedValue.hashCode}",
+            el.interpolate("${validatedValue.hashCode}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals("${validatedValue.missing}",
+            el.interpolate("${validatedValue.missing}", Collections.emptyMap(), item));
+        assertEquals(0, item.invocations().get());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bval-jsr/src/test/java/org/apache/bval/jsr/DefaultMessageInterpolatorTest.java b/bval-jsr/src/test/java/org/apache/bval/jsr/DefaultMessageInterpolatorTest.java
index 651a51755b..b5e3373fb7 100644
--- a/bval-jsr/src/test/java/org/apache/bval/jsr/DefaultMessageInterpolatorTest.java
+++ b/bval-jsr/src/test/java/org/apache/bval/jsr/DefaultMessageInterpolatorTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import jakarta.validation.MessageInterpolator;
 import jakarta.validation.Validator;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Digits;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Pattern;
 import jakarta.validation.metadata.ConstraintDescriptor;
 
@@ -234,6 +235,19 @@ public void testMixedEvaluation() {
             interpolator.interpolate(context.getConstraintDescriptor().getMessageTemplate(), context));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRecordPropertyEvaluation() {
+        assumeTrue(elAvailable);
+
+        final MessageInterpolator.Context context = context(new Item("widget"),
+            () -> validator.getConstraintsForClass(Person.class).getConstraintsForProperty("recordValue")
+            .getConstraintDescriptors().stream().filter(forConstraintType(NotNull.class)).findFirst()
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new AssertionError("expected constraint missing")));
+
+        assertEquals("Record value widget (Display widget) is invalid",
+            interpolator.interpolate(context.getConstraintDescriptor().getMessageTemplate(), context));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testELEscapingTomcatJuel() {
         assumeTrue(elAvailable);
@@ -334,5 +348,14 @@ public static class Person {
         
         @Pattern(message = "Mixed message value of length ${validatedValue.length()} should match {regexp}", regexp = "....$")
         public String mixedMessageValue;
+
+        @NotNull(message = "Record value ${validatedValue.name} (${validatedValue.displayName}) is invalid")
+        public Item recordValue;
+    }
+
+    public record Item(String name) {
+        public String getDisplayName() {
+            return "Display " + name;
+        }
     }
 }